Special voting gets underway
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said 348 971 voters in KZN will make their way to the polls today and tomorrow for special votes.
THE special votes for the Local Government Elections on November 4 take place today (November 2) and tomorrow (November 3). According to the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC), KZN leads for the number of home visit special voters with 143 714 approved home visits.
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A total of 2 655 067 voters will head to the polls between today and tomorrow to cast their votes for this year’s Local Government Elections. Of this total, 678 525 voters will cast special votes at their places of residence due to physical infirmity or disability and the remaining 1 976 542 voters will cast their votes at regular voting stations. In KZN, 348 971 voters will cast their votes on special vote dates,
Voting stations will stay open today until 17:00 and then open for tomorrow’s batch of special votes at 08:00.
To get ahead of the voting process
Voters can also check their voting station details and their sequence numbers on the voters’ roll before leaving home to go to the voting stations through the following channels:
- WhatsApp 0600 88 0000
- IEC Contact Centre 0800 11 8000
- SMS 32810 (R1 per SMS).
Providing a sequence number to election officials on Election Day will help them locate voters on the voters’ roll more quickly.
“The contact centre is available for all other election-related information from 07:00 to 19:00 for Special Voting on Monday and Tuesday, and 07:00 to 21:00 for Voting Day on Wednesday, 4 November,” read a statement from the IEC.
Special votes remain a secret
The votes cast today and tomorrow will remain sealed and will only be opened when the election day votes are being counted. There were 127 000 electoral officials deployed to help conduct home visits throughout the country. They are deployed in teams and may be accompanied by party agents and observers.
Weather advisory
The IEC is urging residents to take note of any necessary weather cautions that may be issued on the day and to plan accordingly so that it does not prevent them from making their mark.
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